So what does it mean? “NBC produced their second live musical – Peter Pan – and within 24 hours the hashtag NBC used, #PeterPanLive, received over 333 thousand tweets from 92 Twitter users which potentially reached 44.9 million users,” StatSocial Strategic Account Manager Audrey Hungerman told Cynopsis. “Of those that Tweeted, 48 percent were […]
Today, Andrea Kremer will be inducted into the Cynopsis Sports Hall of Fame as its inaugural member for her work in front of the cameras as well as behind the scenes as a producer. After storied runs at ESPN and NBC, Kremer now finds herself coming full circle as part of NFL Network and HBO […]
Big news at Bleacher Report, as Turner Sports promoted Dorth Raphaely to GM of the platform, while Rory Brown gets elevated to Chief Content Officer. Meanwhile, Bleacher Report founder and GM Dave Finocchio and Sam Parnell, Chief Technology Officer, will assume new strategic advisory roles with the division beginning in 2015. Under Finnocchio’s guidance Bleacher […]
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our four daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, sports and kids television. Enjoy! FLAGSHIP Fox 21 and Fox TV Studios have merged. The combined […]
Fox 21 and Fox TV Studios have merged. The combined cable entity will be called Fox 21 Television Studios and be led by Bert Salke, who’ll be president of the new division. In a letter sent to industry colleagues from Fox TV Group chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman, the pair noted that […]
Cliff Curtis (Gang Related) has snagged the starring role in the new pilot from Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson. The untitled companion series to The Walking Dead explores the onset of the same zombie apocalypse as the hit AMC show, but takes place at a different location. Curtis will play Sean Cabrera, a teacher who […]
Maker Studios launched comedy series CrashPad across Maker platforms today. The series stars Bart Baker (more than one billion views on his YT channel), and is co-produced by Maker and Drama ¾. The series will also feature appearances by other digitally native talent such as Maker partners Amy Pham, Iman “AlphaCat” Crosson, Ed Bassmaster, Sam […]
MiTu is taking a sneak peek into the lives of top YouTube creators and social influencers in the new digital series MiTu Holiday House. Beauty and lifestyle celebs Maiah Ocando, Daniel Fernandez, Guzii and others will hang out in MiTu’s holiday home in Bel Air to chat about their lives and create holiday-themed videos. New […]
ESPN’s nearly 15 consecutive hours of college football studio and game content on Saturday, Nov. 29 beginning at 9 a.m. ET with College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and concluding with its most-viewed regular-season game on record (since 1990) for Alabama’s victory over Auburn averaged 6,266,000 viewers and a 3.6 HH US rating, helping […]
Major League Baseball Chief Operating Officer and Commissioner-Elect Rob Manfred announced a new organizational structure of MLB’s Central Offices and related entities. The changes, which are effective immediately, are being made in anticipation of Manfred’s becoming the 10th Commissioner in the game’s history on January 25, 2015. Bob Bowman, President and CEO of MLB Advanced […]